Project Design
A figure below shows the factors being
considered in designing the project study.
Design
Layout of the
Concrete
Dam
Height of the Spillway size
Dam and Location
DAM
Geology and
Earthquake
Foundation Zone
Conditions
Hydraulic
Analysis
Figure 2. Factors Considered in Project
Designing
A water source is located at Palo Doce
in Sitio Manoligao which is the Manoligao
Spring. Normal flow of the river will be
subjected to hydraulic analysis in order to
determine if its water flow is capable in
providing water supply in the entire barangay of
San Jose Dinagat Island and if it’s not enough to
provide the said municipality, an increase of
height in the development of the dam will be
designed then additional springs will be
provided to increase the volume capacity of the
dam. In such way, the discharge will be lesser
and the inflow will increase and the water will
be stored which will be enough for a
consumption of everyday used.
Project Development
The project development is to improve
the performance of the dam to support all types
of needs in terms of water supply consumptions
like agricultural, daily needs of a person and
such. Providing hydraulic analysis will be a
great contributions in terms of improving the
dam.
Field Investigation
Surveying of the River
Data Gathering
Hydraulic Analysis
Design of the Spillway
Concrete Dam
Design of the Open Channel
emergency spillway
Distribution System Layout
Figure 3. Block Diagram of the Project
With the permission of the Manager of
Water District in San Jose Dinagat Island, field
investigation is then started. The researchers
then decided to have a hydrographic survey of
the Manoligao Dam itself and the Manoligao
Springs and rivers from the Water District in
order to get the old data from the dam. The
researchers also ask some of the persons present
in the site and also interviewed an engineer who
is an expertise in hydraulic engineering. Data
gathering will follow using floating method
which will give the researchers the average
velocity of the actual flow of the water in the
river. Part of the data gathering is the measuring
of the dam for the purpose of layouting the new
improved design and the spillways. The gathered
data from the floating method will be subjected
to hydraulic analysis trough manual calculation
in order to determine if the calculated data can
provide a bigger amount of water than the usual.
After that, the results attained will be the basis in
designing a newly developed dam which will be
used to distribute a greater supply of water.
Nowadays, there is a sudden change in
Precipitation and thereby run-off due to
aberration in climate. To combat the sudden
drought due to low precipitation it was proposed
to construct such structure which will
automatically close and open at time of need and
cost prohibitive in comparison to any concrete
dam. For this, the rainfall was analysed on
probabilistic basis and run-off was calculated
using curve number technique. The water level
and velocity of the stream was recorded and
helped in optimum design of check dam.